Bishop Isaac M. Kulp[1]

Male 1830 - 1901


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  • Prefix  Bishop 
    Born  13 Mar 1830  Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Religion  Mennonite minister and bishop Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died  19 Sep 1901  Gratersford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried  Upper Skippack Mennonite Cemetery, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Big Isaac Kolb, as he was known far & wide, said to have been over six feet four inches tall, was an exceptionally strong man physically. He was known as "Der Grosse Isaac, der sehr starke Mann" i.e., "Big Isaac, the very strong man." (Custer book p. 124, Alderfer p. 59) Although many stories have been told of his feats of strength (see Cassel Family p. 149), he was by nature gentle. His hand writing was excellent & he seems to have been well educated for his time.

      He resided at Rockhill until he & his wife Gertude conveyed the messuage with 150 acres to preacher Samuel Bechtel of Saucon, on 16 January 1764, for 900 pounds. Thereafter it became known as "the preacher's homestead," six preachers having occupied the same farm, lately the Landis brothers' farm, now part of Telford. Isaac Kolb removed to Gwynedd Township. After Gertrude died, he purchased a farm of 134 acres, located near the Plain Meetinghouse at Lansdale & thereafter seems to have been affiliated with the Plain congregation. He married a second wife, Margaret (Weber?) the widow of Cornelius Conrad.

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    • He is buried Springfield.
    Person ID  I8921  ShowalterFunk
    Last Modified  25 May 2012 

    Father  John Kulp,   b. Jul 1804, Salfordville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1879, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Mary Detweiler Moyer,   b. 1806, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1884, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F331  Group Sheet

    Father  Jacob Kolb,   b. 21 Nov 1685, Wolfsheim, Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1739, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Sarah Van Sintern,   b. 6 Jan 1690, Amsterdam, Holland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1766, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  2 May 1710  Mennonite Meetinghouse, Germantown, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F2948  Group Sheet

    Family ID  F5458  Group Sheet

    Family 1  Susan Landes,   b. 16 Jul 1836, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1923, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  25 Jan 1856 
    Children 
     1. John L. Kulp,   b. 1876, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1899, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F1153  Group Sheet

    Family 2  Anna H. Hershey,   b. 5 Jul 1826, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1912, Conewago Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Menno H. Kulp,   b. 12 Aug 1861, Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1896, Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F2129  Group Sheet

    Family 3  Mary S. (Molly) Bergey,   b. 10 Sep 1800, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1883, Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  23 May 1819 
    Children 
     1. John Kulp,   b. 1820, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1873, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Hannah Kulp,   b. 8 Feb 1822, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1901, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Sarah Kulp,   b. 1793, Bucks Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1848, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Isaac B. Kulp,   b. 18 Mar 1841, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1906, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Abraham Kulp,   b. 18 Feb 1845, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1910, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pensylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Elizabeth Kulp
     7. Maria Kulp
     8. Kate Kulp
     9. Nancy B. Kulp,   b. 18 Feb 1835, Skippack, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F5569  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S31] George F. Moyer, Ancestry World Tree, 55.


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